Do you have an idea for a TV show about the community? Or maybe you just want to learn how to use iMovie or Final Cut Pro?

If the answer is yes, ORCTV Executive Director Kim Miot says it’s time for some schooling.

ORCTV holds courses to allow residents of Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester to explore the studio’s space and to use the equipment to develop local stories for local people.

The courses include the how-to’s of camera work, video editing and studio production.

Before enrolling in a class, anyone interested must become an ORCTV member, Miot said. The membership is $1 for the year, which includes the classes.

Members are first brought in for an orientation, after which they can take classes in the area of interest - studio production or editing. From there, she said, they can use the equipment to produce programming for ORCTV.

“Anything our equipment is used for has to be for programming, but it’s also a community expression forum where anyone can do what they want,” Miot said. “They can cover a local event or they can do something original.”

Participation from the community has been strong, Miot said.  After ORCTV started courses a few years ago, about half of its programming is locally produced.

“If someone has an idea for programming, they call and we talk with them about what they want to do,” Miot said. “We work around that discussion in the courses and see what develops.”

All of the locally produced content, she said, is done by volunteers who range in age from 12 years old to 60-somethings. All of can take courses without having any previous experience in video production.

“We tailor the classes around individual needs,” Miot said. “We try to make it as easy as possible and to listen to what they want to accomplish. Editing can take longer. Studio work can sometimes take one day.  A lot of people pick it up quickly.”

ORCTV’s only restriction is that none of the content be self-promoting, she said.

The local programming includes segments on health and wellness, financial advice, political commentary and local news.

Miot said the producers encourage young people to see what the courses have to offer. Anyone under the age of 18 can use the equipment under the supervision of an ORCTV producer, she said.

During February vacation week, Miot said ORCTV will be offering free video education camps to the first 10 students to sign up. The camps, she said, normally cost $100 per person.

“We really like the kids to get hands-on in the community,” she said. “We hope the camps will get them familiar with tools they might need in the future.”